The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-02-24

Several Ra1lroaAs.
TAllahassee is now IN objective point
Of no len than Eve railroad enterprises
that are Of encouraging promise. The In
tention to construct them il announced q
. business purpose to be carried out in
good faith on the part of the projectors,
and while with the lights before us we are
not justified in the expression of doubt
IS to any one Of them being built, we may
say that It seems quite certain that at least
one or more Of them viii be quickly built.
These five roads are the Townsville,
Tallahassee and Gulf" the Birming-
ham, Georgia and Florids," the Florida
and Northwestern" the Gainesville,
Tallahassee and Western" and the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Westerns branch
either to Zallahasses or Monticello. We
include the latter because we may pre-
sumo that our people will promptly re-
spond to the proposition of the Georgia
company, which affords the opportunity
of obtaining cheaply and quickly the rail
connection SO long desired and so abso-
lutely essential to the growth and pros
perity of the city and county. In the
following authoritative statement from
the Savannah Nesos of Monday the dis
lance to be graded from Tallahassee to
the Georgia and Florida line is over-stated
by several miles:
Monticello and Tallahassee have been trying
for long time to get railroad connection with
the Savannah. Florida and Western railway at
Thomasville or some other point egnaiy AZ ed
v.~s-ssS~.s tv tl.uau. Tney are willing, doubt
less to render whatever assistance they can to-
ward securing such q connection. At last q
chance Is offered them to secure what they want.
The Savannah, Florida and Western railway
offers to build, equip and operate a branch line
to either Monticello or Tallahassee on condition
that road 10 graded to the Georgia line If
Monticello should accept the condition she
would have TO grade about ten miles of road, and
II Tallahassee were to accept it she would be re-
quired to grade about twenty five miles
The proposition has not vet been laid before
the people OF either Monticello or Tallahassee,
but It will be in day or two. The Savannah,
Florida and Western is In earnest about the
matter, and is apparently ready to 20 ahead with
the road at once If its proposition is accepted
SacdnnGh Nescs,
1t would seem that the Townsville,
Tallahassee and Gulf may soon be built.
The English owners of the Page charter
are moving vigorously, and letters from
England are to the effect that the work
of construction will be quickly com.
menced. We have before US the Liver
pool (England) Mercury in which is set
forth the organization and plan of the
Company, incorporated in London
under the Companies Acts 1862 to 1883,
and holds special charters from the States
OF Georgia and Florida - The adver.
tlsement announces the issue of 81, 25O, 900
flrst mortgage bonds, and that contract
has been made with parties in New York
which includes the securing of the com.
pany's franchise claims and the construc.
ton of the road.
The incorporation notices of the Bir
mingham, Georgia and Florida" and
"Florida and Northwestern" companies
may be seen in our advertising columns
and it may well be believed that they
Will spare no effort to gain share in the
travel and traffic of the route down into
Florida in southeasterly direction, which
will be much shorter and quicker from
the Northwest and the interior South
than any other possibly can be. These
conditions of time and distance saved
will positively compel the opening of the
southeast and northwest route, and re
cognizing this fact the projectors of the
Gainesville, Tallahassee and Western
Railway" have acted promptly to secure
the Florida end of that route, which will
give them one of the best paying road.
in the whole South. 1t may be expected
that the work of building this road will
be pushed with much energy. We take
the following from the Times Union o.
the 22d:
The stockholders Of the Gainesville and Gul
Railroad held meeting In Gainesville Saturday
The following Board Of Directors was elected
| Albert l. Rice, Of New York, ]. B. Dell, L. A
barnes, ID: r. Miller, of Gsinvsville, and w. F
Rice Of .Arredondo On adjournment of the
stockholders. the Beard of Directors held 3
meeting and elected the following officers: Al
pert l.. Rice, President; John B. Dell, Vice
PRESIDENT; L. A. Barnes, Treasurer, and M. F
Miller, Secretary. The contract for construct
| ing the entire line was awarded TO Major N. R
Gruelle and his associated The name of the
corporation was changed to Gainesville, ITALIA.
hassee and Western Railway. Work will be
begun In very short time. The road will run
westward from Gainesville TO Tallahassee Wis
Deadman's Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico.